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Former wunderkind Massachusetts mayor gets six years in prison
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former Massachusetts mayor first elected at age 23 was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison after being convicted in May of defrauding investors in a smartp...
Sep 21, 2021
Judge sets May for possible trial of ‘Proud Boys’ facing Jan 6 riot charges
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday set May 18 as a tentative date for the start of a trial of four men allegedly affiliated with the "Proud Boys" movement on charges s...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. FAA wants airlines to do more to address unruly passengers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday urged U.S. passenger airlines "to commit to take more action" to address unruly passengers. The agency said it had asked air...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. domestic terrorism investigations have more than doubled -FBI director
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. domestic terrorism cases under investigation by the FBI has more than doubled since spring 2020, its director told a Senate hearing on Tuesday, a...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. Senate may vote soon on Chopra’s move to CFPB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told lawmakers on Tuesday that he will begin the process of bringing Rohit Chopra's nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protectio...
Sep 21, 2021
Internal U.S. watchdog faults FBI on how it notifies victims in child sex abuse materials cases
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Tuesday faulted the FBI for flaws in how it notifies child victims when their images are discovered during federa...
Sep 21, 2021
Second woman accuses Leon Black of rape; Black’s rep calls claim ‘complete fiction’
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A second woman has accused former Apollo Global Management Inc Chief Executive Leon Black of rape, saying he attacked her in the late financier Jeffrey Epstein...
Sep 21, 2021
Explainer-What ‘critical race theory’ means and why it’s igniting debate
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - "Critical race theory," a once-obscure academic concept, has become a fixture in the fierce U.S. debate over how to teach children about the country's history and race ...
Sep 21, 2021
‘Critical race theory’ roils a Tennessee school district
By Gabriella Borter FRANKLIN, Tenn. (Reuters) - Robin Steenman, an Air Force veteran and white mother of three, is fed up with the way public schools in her community of Franklin, Tennessee are teachi...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. Senate’s Schumer mulls passing election reform without Republicans
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer signaled to Republicans on Tuesday that if they block an upcoming election reform bill, he will look for a path around ...
Sep 21, 2021
